Veradis

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General Information
Veradis ben Lamar is son of Lamar, Baron of Ripa, a city in Tenebral. His brothers are Krelis and Ektor.

He is First Sword to Nathair.

Veradis is aged 18 at the beginning of Malice.

Physical Characteristics
Being from Ripa, Veradis typically wears a kilt made of worn strips of leather. He wears iron shod sandals, a chainmail shirt, and a linen tunic underneath. He carries a spear, and a shield on his back. He has close-cropped hair and a warrior braid. He has a broken nose, and cannot grow much of a beard, just straggly whiskers.

Upon joining Nathair's army, he then wears a leather cuirass with a silver eagle standing out in the boiled and black dyed leather. He has a scar on his palm from a blood oath. During snow in Jerolin, he wears a cloak and boots. He later grows a short, stubbly beard, wears leather around his chest and his hair pokes out from under his iron helm.

Malice
Veradis accompanies Krelis to Jerolin, taking a Vin Thalun prisoner, Deinon, to see King Aquilus. In exchange for his life, Deinon tells Aquilus that the Vin Thalun king, Lykos, is meeting in secret with one of Aquilus' barons. Veradis is sent, along with Nathair, to find out which baron has betrayed Aquilus, if the story is true.The story given them by Deinon was a ruse for the old man, Calidus, to meet with Nathair. The Vin Thalun wish to sign a treaty with Tenebral.

During the encounter, Veradis believes that Nathair is in trouble, and jumps through a wall of flames to save him. This impresses Nathair, eventually leading to Veradis being named his first-sword.

At the King's Council, Veradis and Nathair witness a gigantic column of ants devour a dog and nearly consume a small child. Veradis, with help from Kastell and Maquin, saves the child. Veradis, Kastell and Maquin become friends.

The more Veradis follows Nathair, the cloudier his mind becomes. In battle he is seized by a fanatical dedication to him, indicative of Asroth’s corruption. When Mandros is thought to have killed Aquilus Veridas hunts him down and eventually kills him without question.